Moving Forward Together
We will hold our Annual Business Meeting (see our church constitution, article 6 section 2a) during our Sunday worship services on November 19, 2023. This year, the items we will vote on at the Annual Business Meeting will include the 2024 proposed church budget, church officers (treasurer, financial secretary, and church clerk), and elder & deacon candidates. We had a Q&A forum on Sunday, November 5 at 4:00p in the Auditorium to discuss all of these matters together as a church family. This session was recorded for those unable to attend and is linked below, as is a brochure with brief biographies and photos. Longer biographies can be accessed in the expandable menus below.
Elder & Deacon Candidates Brief Biographical Brochure
Continue to check this page for more information as it becomes available.
We’ll vote to affirm the calling of elder candidates.
Candidates:
- Tom Carr
Biography & Photo - Josh Kira
Biography & Photo - Jon Wood
Biography & Photo
We’ll vote to affirm the calling of deacon candidates.
Candidates:
- David Baits
Biography & Photo - Levi Duncan
Biography & Photo - Stephen Geyer
Biography & Photo - Chad & Jodi Jackson
Biography & Photo - Tim Marvin
Biography & Photo - Diane Mitchell
Biography & Photo - Luke Sheridan
Biography & Photo - Ellen Thompson
Biography & Photo - Anna Zavodney
Biography & Photo
We’ll vote to approve the 2024 Proposed Budget. Paper copies are available in Connection Central.
Total Proposed Budget: $1,815,000 (includes $363,000 in missions giving)
View Proposed GBC Budget
View Proposed Missions Budget
3-year Snapshot of Jan-Nov Giving & Expenses
We’ll vote to affirm the calling of our Administrative Church Officers as described in our church constitution (see article 7 section 1b).
Candidates (click here to see pictures):
- Treasurer – Laurie Cook (Returning)
Job Description - Financial Secretary – Janelle Mazelin (Returning)
Job Description - Church Clerk – Jodi Jackson (Returning)
Job Description
We’ll approve the minutes for church business (membership approvals & removals, last year’s annual meeting items & voting results, etc.).
Annual Business Meeting Vote Results
We had great participation in our Annual Business Meeting! 248 total ballots were cast, and all items were resoundingly affirmed. Results are as follows:
⧫ elder candidates - Tom Carr, Josh Kira, and Jon Wood - 96.9% average affirmation
⧫ deacon candidates - Dave Baits, Levi Duncan, Stephen Geyer, Chad & Jodi Jackson, Tim Marvin, Diane Mitchell, Luke Sheridan, Ellen Thompson, and Anna Zavodney - 98.9% average affirmation
⧫ church officers - Laurie Cook (Treasurer), Jodi Jackson (Church Clerk), Janelle Mazelin (Financial Secretary) - 99.7% average affirmation
⧫ approval of the November 2022-October 2023 Church Clerk minutes - 99.6% affirmation
⧫ approval of the 2024 Proposed Church Budget - 99.6% affirmation